Press release

Fri, Sep 25th 2015 01:40 pm

Closure to begin tonight at 10 p.m.

The Thruway Authority has
announced the weekend closure of the southbound North Grand Island Bridge on
the Niagara Thruway (I-190) for bridge surface rehabilitation. The closure
begins Friday at 10 p.m. The bridge will remain closed through 6 a.m. Monday,
Sept. 28.

All southbound traffic on the
Niagara Thruway (I-190) will be shifted into a single lane on the northbound
North Grand Island Bridge. Overhead lane designation signals will be used to
safely direct traffic over the bridge and return traffic to its regular
pattern.

Northbound motorists should expect
significant delays between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday, and should seek alternate routes.

The weekend closure will mitigate
the number of future nightly closures and lane shifts on the Niagara Thruway
(I-190), therefore directly reducing traffic disruption and providing safer
travel for motorists.